Ecco

Nov 15, 1963

1h 40m

★ 4.3

An incredible orgy of sights and sounds!

Overview

A documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needles through his body, reindeer being castrated, and footage of lesbians and strippers.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

LCR Films

Cresa-Roma

Julia Film

Ecco Trailers

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Cast

Narrator

George Sanders

Striptease dancer

Rita Renoir

Self

Laura Betti

Self

Michel Simon

Bodybuilder

Reg Lewis

Self

Klaus-Rüdiger Landowsky

Self

Yvon Yva

Self

Marcella Ruffini

Self

Maria Ansaldi

Self

Léo Campion

Self

Jacques Chazot

Self

Mario De Simone

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